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Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019.

Community health centers vital to keeping Americans healthy, productive

By Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Posted September 12, 2025 at 7:00am
Democratic Rep. Adam Gray, pictured here at the Capitol on Thursday, narrowly won his 2024 race and could benefit from the proposed new California map if Prop 50 passes.

In California, Prop 50 campaign has something for everyone

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted September 11, 2025 at 4:50pm
Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference in July. The reconciliation effort may be done and signed, but Republicans still need to sell their handiwork to the American public, Winston writes.

Why Republicans still need to close the deal on the BBB

By David Winston
Posted September 10, 2025 at 6:00am
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, seen here in 2019 at the G-20 summit in Osaka, are likely to meet next week in South Korea.

Must-see summit: Global audience awaits Trump-Xi meeting

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., talks with reporters after the Senate luncheons on Tuesday. His caucus has a choice in how it will approach negotiations with the GOP and White House on spending, Steven Pearlstein writes.

Ditch the bromides; stand up for the Constitution

By Steven Pearlstein
Posted September 9, 2025 at 5:24pm
Former Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., was the latest member of Congress to bid adieu and leave before his term was over.

Editor’s Note: The 119th Congress in numbers, post-Labor Day edition

By Jason Dick
Posted September 8, 2025 at 3:44pm
Employees manufacture traditional Chinese medicine plaster products in the workshop of a pharmaceutical company in Xingyi City, Qianxinan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 31.

How the US can beat China on drug safety and national security

By Ted Yoho
Posted September 5, 2025 at 7:00am
National Guard troops are seen in Washington on Aug. 28. After his show of federal force in D.C., President Donald Trump seems keen on testing his power in other urban centers, with little understanding of and much scorn for the people who live there, Curtis writes.

Inner-city Americans deserve respect — and crime policies that work

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted September 4, 2025 at 6:00am
A sign of support for President Donald Trump is seen on the side of a semi-trailer in East Palestine, Ohio, on Aug. 27.

Polling should provide clarity, not confusion

By David Winston
Posted September 3, 2025 at 3:16pm
Protesters participate in a Free D.C. press conference and rally near the White House in Washington on Monday, Aug. 11.

Trump’s DC crime rhetoric doesn’t match day-to-day reality

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 20, 2025 at 4:06pm
Voters use a District of Columbia Board of Elections mail-in-ballot drop box at Union Market in Washington on Oct. 5, 2020.

White House changes course after Trump vows executive order to ‘end’ mail-in voting

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 20, 2025 at 12:59pm